Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bandā

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bn̥dʰéh₂, from zero-grade form of *bendʰ- (“pin, point”). Cognate with Old English pinn (“pin, peg, bolt”).

Noun

*bandā f

  1. top, peak
  2. horn

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *bandā *bandai *bandās
vocative *bandā *bandai *bandās
accusative *bandam *bandai *bandāns
genitive *bandās *bandous *bandom
dative *bandāi *bandābom *bandābos
locative *bandai *? *?
instrumental *? *bandābim *bandābis

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *bann
    • Middle Breton: ban
    • Cornish: ban
    • Middle Welsh: bann
  • Old Irish: benn
  • Gaulish: benn-, *bannā
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